Agency-listedUSFSFee
Esterbrook
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 42.42549, -105.32443
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Esterbrook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,318 ft.
Fire & smoke — around EsterbrookNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Esterbrook · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- WWater19 mi
- DDump20 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- OOutfitter56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Esterbrook
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,318 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
42.42549, -105.32443
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Esterbrook · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~16.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.4 mi
- GroceriesHoward's General Store · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Esterbrook · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.6 mi straight-line SE — Wheatland, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 19 within 100 · 67 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS55.9 mi — Target T0164 (Casper, WY), Casper
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO93.3 mi — NPPD EV STATION SB SINCLAIR DCN, Scottsbluff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)77.2 mi — BESTWESTERNLAR STATION 1, Laramie, WY · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Hampton Inn & Suites Douglas - Tesla Destination, Douglas, 23.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 102521 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Esterbrook · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEsterbrook · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSunset Ridge · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomHarris Park · ~6.9 mi S · USFS
- RestroomRoaring Fork Creek · ~14.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Esterbrook elsewhere
Other camps near Esterbrook
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Friend Park~14.3 mi · fee
- Curtis Gulch~15.3 mi · fee
- Cow Creek Mountain PAA — Cow Creek Mountain Trail head~19.7 mi
The unit that manages Esterbrook
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Esterbrook are set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Esterbrook
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: $20 per night for a single site, $40 for a double and $65 for the group site. Day use is billed separately at $10 per vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/mbrtb/recreation/esterbrook-campground.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Esterbrook
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Esterbrook
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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